Pregnancy and Maternity discrimination in United Kingdom – Infographic

What is Pregnancy Discrimination?

It refers to a situation where you’re given less priority than other employees because you’re pregnant.

For example, An employer treats you unfairly just because you’re pregnant, breastfeeding or because you’ve recently given birth. In such a case, you may be believed to be discriminated against.

The Equality Act 2010 According to the Equality Act 2010, this is pregnancy and maternity discrimination. It says that no one can discriminate against unfair treatment and dismiss you because of your pregnancy.

Types of Pregnancy Discrimination

1. Unfavourable Treatment – In this type of treatment:

A pregnant woman:

is protected against unfavourable treatment

as an employee or job applicant, can’t face a disadvantage

can’t meet any unwanted behaviour nor be treated unfairly.

2. Victimisation –

An employee during her pregnancy becomes a victim of harm, suffering from damage, or loss just because she supports a complaint of discrimination.

She suffers a loss just because she becomes evidence of a complaint about discrimination.

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Tom Street studied law at the University of Manchester. He undertook his legal practice course at the College of Law in Guildford. He then, subsequently underwent his legal training specialising in employment law and litigation, at a firm in Chancery Lane, London.

Fully qualified, he moved to a niche litigation practice in the City of London.

In 2005, Tom set up his own legal practice, Tom Street & Co Solicitors and as part of this, in accordance with his strongly held objective to provide everyone with an easy pathway and readily available access to justice he established the online portals Do I Have A Case? and Tribunal Claim. These websites are trading names of Tom Street & Co Solicitors.